SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Walker Buehler pitched seven strong innings as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 on Friday night at PETCO Park before 43,153 in a game that lasted 2:38.

The Padres struck first with a three-run second inning. Ty France hit a three-run homer, scoring Manny Machado and Gavin Sheets. The Dodgers answered with a run in the top of the second on a solo homer by Mookie Betts, his only hit in three at-bats. But San Diego broke the game open in the eighth, scoring four times. Sung-Mun Song delivered a two-run single, Rodolfo Durán added an RBI double and Fernando Tatis Jr. capped the rally with an RBI single.

Buehler improved to 5-3, allowing one run on seven hits. Roki Sasaki took the loss, falling to 3-5. Freddie Freeman and Tommy Edman each had two hits for Los Angeles, while Andy Pages and Shohei Ohtani added one apiece. Both teams finished with seven hits.

The Dodgers, now 52-30, lost for the second time in three games. The Padres improved to 43-37. The teams continue their series Saturday.